gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
very; much; greatly; a lot of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
mental health; mental hygiene
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest