(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
surely; certainly; without doubt
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
first meeting; first interview with
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to have an idea; to have a clue
surname; family name; last name
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation