ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
commitment; pledge; promise
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
at first; in the beginning; originally
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
to be conspicuous; to stand out
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
well-bred; of good upbringing
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
don't you think?; indicates question
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
of course; certainly; naturally
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
question; inquiry; enquiry