or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
nervousness; oversensitivity
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
how long; how far; how much
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
serious; severe; grave; acute
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself