to pick up; to find; to gather
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to detain; to check; to restrain
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
tune (melody, piece of music)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
imperial court; royal court
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give