way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
of course; certainly; naturally
rather; better; instead; if anything
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
from now; from this moment; henceforth
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
this sort of; this type of
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
anything and everything; just about everything
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly