to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to refuse; to reject; to deny
these days; nowadays; recently
unqualified; without qualifications
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
in that manner; like that
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
number of articles; number of items; quantity
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
double; twice (as much); twofold
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sense of values; values; value system
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
decorum; propriety; politeness
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently