to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
town girl; girl raised in a town
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
personal history; background; career
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no