awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
as stated; verbatim; literally
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
wherein; therein; thereinto
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(someone else's) parents; both parents
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to subsist; to keep on living
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
that; the matter in question