to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
thereupon; shortly thereafter
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to face on; to look out on to
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
number of times; frequency; count
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour