thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to dye; to colour; to color
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one's house; one's home; one's family
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
in that way; thus; so; so?