to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(not) even once; (not) ever
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to lend an ear to; to listen to
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
contradiction; inconsistency
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
from the viewpoint of; according to
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
social; societal; societary
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
difference; disparity; gap
remarkable; striking; obvious
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen