chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
feeling; sense; impression
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
quick-witted; quick to understand
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive