serious; not joking; straight
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
ability; performance; efficiency
to attempt; to test; to try out
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
job application form; employee satisfaction
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement