serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
really; truly; indeed; good grief
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
color of water after washing rice (colour)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally