just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
feeling; sense; impression
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
question; inquiry; enquiry
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
rather; better; instead; if anything
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
to hang (something) on the wall
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
forcibly; against one's will
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to say no more; to sink into silence
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank