accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
progress; advance; improvement; development
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
novel; original; new; innovative
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
our country; our land; one's own country
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
bad influence; negative influence
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that