extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
writing; composition; essay; sentence
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
use; utilization; utilisation; application
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
but; however; even though; even if
reading aloud; recitation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
just managing; with great difficulty
to finish reading; to read through
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction