subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
while; during; while; although; all; both
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to take a breath; to take a short rest