excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
for the first time in one's life
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
letter by letter; character by character
as much as one can; as much as possible
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
such; this sort of; like this
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically