sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to make merry; to be festive
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
many; a lot; much; multitude
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
contrived; false-sounding
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
back off!; leave me alone!
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
again; once more; a second time
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot