nature; property; disposition
official business; public business
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
fluent (in a language); flowing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
minimum; at the very least
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
acceleration; speeding up
one cause; one reason; one factor
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)