serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
even though; despite; when
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to apologize; to apologise
with these words; while saying
genius; prodigy; natural gift
such; like that; that sort of; very
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
performer; entertainer; celebrity
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
good impression; favorable impression