check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to telephone; to make a phone call
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
at a loss for words; stumped for words
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
winter vacation; winter holidays
proposal; proposition; suggestion
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sympathy; compassion; pity
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
consequence; outcome; result; blame
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
all night long; all through the night
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
rather; sooner; preferably
forcibly; against one's will
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter