serious; severe; grave; acute
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to happen to have on hand or in stock
nothing but; none other than
to do for (the sake of someone else)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
each and all; every single one; everybody
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
living by oneself; living alone
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be needed; to be wanted