painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to some extent; to a certain extent
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
marking; grading; scoring
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ago; since; before; previous
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
form; shape; figure; visage
at least; at most; (even) just
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)