what do you want?; can I help you?
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to state; to express; to mention
family; members of a family
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(police) detective; criminal matter
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
rather; better; instead; if anything
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
news; word; tidings; omen
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
everything; anything; nothing
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
anything and everything; just about everything
way; method; means; resource; course
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
that; the matter in question
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
this world; this life; world of the living
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
(not) even once; (not) ever
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs