surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
originally; by nature; from the start
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
just a minute; small quantity
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to give an impression; to make an impression
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to talk; to chat; to chatter
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
essence; true nature; substance; reality
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
goodness; excellence; virtue
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
man; male; masculine gender
while; even though; despite
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
silence (not speaking); muteness
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
considerably; fairly; quite
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
considerably; greatly; a lot