wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
for some (unspecified) reason
living by oneself; living alone
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
as (for); for; in the capacity of
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then