polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to tear up and throw away
control; check; restraint; inhibition
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to watch over; to watch attentively
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
serious; severe; grave; acute
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
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
name; given name; first name
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be worried; to be troubled
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)