astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
outside of; not covered by
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
beginning; outset; first; onset
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
originally; by nature; from the start
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?