serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
certainly; surely; definitely
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to keep (a person) waiting
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
it is not (like that) either
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
festival; feast; carnival
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
indeed; really; truly; very much
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension