unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
the front; honest; upright; decent
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
sincere; honest; faithful
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
living thing; living creature; animal; life
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
delay; putting off; procrastination
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
in that manner; like that
by myself; in person; by oneself