expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
notice; attention; observation
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to gather; to collect; to assemble
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
jumping to a wrong conclusion
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
both hands; both arms; ten
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
surely; certainly; without doubt
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
tedious; boring; being fed up with
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation