terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
ability; performance; efficiency
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
place; position; location; position; standing; status
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
spot; point; place; position