tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(some) more; even more; longer; further
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
class; heading; group; category
to be conspicuous; to stand out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
number of times; frequency; count
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
woman; female; feminine gender
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as you see; as you can see
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
abrupt; sudden; unexpected