serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
why; how; for what reason
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
assertion; declaration; affirmation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
nothing but; except; no more than
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
failure; mistake; blunder
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.)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
these guys; these fellows
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)