number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to ask a question; to ask questions
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
notice; attention; observation
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to bungle; to make things awkward
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
both eloquent and skilled
such a thing; something like that
way (of doing); manner; method
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
12th day of the month; 12 days