to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
results; record; grades; marks
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
serious; not joking; straight
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
as if it were about oneself
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
comfort; consolation; diversion
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
anything and everything; just about everything
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to become red; to redden; to blush
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
consequence; outcome; result; blame
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(one) could even say that
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
abrupt; sudden; unexpected