success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
genuine; authentic; true; real
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
self control; self restraint
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
price; cost; value; worth; value
popular person; favorite; favourite
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
you could say; you might say; verging on the
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
light and darkness; light and shade
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
each place; various places
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be found; to be discovered