sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
feeling; sense; impression
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
generation; the world; the age
as (for); for; in the capacity of
at that time; in those days
very popular; highly favoured
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the last moment; the very end
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to turn towards; to point
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
current student; enrolled student
something; some kind of; for some reason
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on