to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
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)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
in spite of; regardless of
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
still; even now; to this day
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be silent; to say nothing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to get one's head around; to think about
another; different; something else
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
something; some kind of; for some reason
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over