presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
simply; merely; only; solely
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
in the face of; in defiance of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
high rating; good reputation
(turned out) all right in the end
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to have a talk; to tell a story
the place for; the time for; the level of
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
decision; determination; resolution
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to