indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
being startled; getting a shock
that is to say; so that means
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
again; once more; a second time
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
beginning; outset; first; onset
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after school (at the end of the day)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
control; management (e.g. of a business)