intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
reinforcement; strengthening
production (e.g. play); direction
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
just because; even if; even though
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how