skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to form a group; to form a bunch
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to buy online; to make an online purchase
long ago; once upon a time
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
war; fighting; fierce competition
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean