right in the middle (of); midst; height
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
clearly; distinctly; vividly
serious look (on one's face); straight face
confidence; trust; faith; credit
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
home area; home town; local
local people; local residents
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
calamity; disaster; accident
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
although; but; even though; I wish that
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)