tone (of voice); manner of talking
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be embarrassed for a reply
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
just a handful; only a small number (of)
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
empress (consort); queen (consort)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to have a talk; to tell a story
sincere; honest; faithful
question; inquiry; enquiry
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
sensual love; love affair
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
process; course; mechanism
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
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
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
now that you say that; now that you mention it
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)