special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to have a talk; to tell a story
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to go out and away; to leave
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
branch; branch office; subdivision
to have an eye on; to zero in on
way; method; means; resource; course
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
to care for someone; to look after someone
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously