serious; severe; grave; acute
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
foreign; abroad; overseas
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
silence (not speaking); muteness
to face; to go towards; to head towards
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to rock; to shake; to swing
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to remove; to move out of the way
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)