request; favour (to ask); wish; please
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
entreaty; supplication; petition
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
ago; since; before; previous
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
name; given name; first name
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in that way; thus; so; so?
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least