all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
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)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be softened; to calm down
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
that; the matter in question
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
just a minute; small quantity
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she