(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
rather than; more ... than ...
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hereabouts; around there; that area
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
greeting; a fine thing to say
trouble; bother; annoyance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
all; entire; whole; altogether
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be too numerous; to be too much
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine