to soothe; to calm; to pacify
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
in accordance with; according to
house built on sand; house of cards
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to push aside; to brush aside
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
perfect; complete; flawless
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression