bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
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
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
imagination; supposition; guess
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
woman; female; feminine gender
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
loved one; lover; sweetheart
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
several times (as large, over)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
how many people; a number of people
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
how long; how much; to what extent
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
question; inquiry; enquiry
largest class; top category