facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
sour look; surly face; pout
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be silent; to say nothing
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
until now; so far; up to the present
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
approval; license; licence; permission
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to speak; to say; to vocalize
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
meaning; significance; sense
negotiations; discussions; connection
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
by myself; in person; by oneself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
both hands; both arms; ten
to join together; to combine; to join up
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start