serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
remarkable; striking; obvious
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
light blue; pale blue; aqua
ancestor; forefather; foremother
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
without; but if; otherwise; or else
sign; indication; omen; symptom
pregnancy; conception; gestation
not covered (by); not subject (to)
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one's own child; one's own children
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
like this; in this way; as you see
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
small number; few; minority
election; selection; choice
absence; disregard; indifference
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
family; members of a family
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
nice; likeable; desirable
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
persevering; very patient
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
assumption; supposition; hypothesis