splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
clearing one's throat; cough
one more time; once more; once again
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cares; ill feeling; reserve
piece; fragment; one (object)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
world; society; people; the public
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said