I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
shellfish; seashell; shell
opening and shutting; opening and closing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to put one's hand on; to touch
such; like that; that sort of; very
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
almost; roughly; approximately
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
literally; to the letter; literal
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
clear; precise; definite; distinct
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
classification; categorization; sorting
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
(not) even once; (not) ever
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
serious; not joking; straight
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
hostility; antagonism; opposition
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps