does not seem; unlikely; improbable
leisure time; idle moment
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
place; room; margin; scope
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
near; close; beside; third person
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound