lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
just one person; only one
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
boy; son; baby boy; young man
existence; possession; having; limited company
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again