stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to fall off; to tumble down
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
water breaking (during pregnancy)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
and then; and so; and; so then
everything; anything; nothing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
whole face; all over one's face
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
general; popular; common; typical