with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
serious; severe; grave; acute
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
thunderous roar; roaring sound
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
people; men and women; each person; everybody
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
noise-canceling headphones
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
cheap article; poor quality article
soundproofing; sound insulation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
single word; a few words; brief comment
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
impossible; unlikely; improbable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
successive generations; successive emperors
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying