even though; despite; when
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
upward glance; upturned eyes
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
look!; there!; here!; that is
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
anything and everything; just about everything
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
illegitimate child; secret love child
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
hereabouts; around there; that area
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to give the stamp of approval
occurrence; happening; incident; event
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky