gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
number one; first; best; most; game; round
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
support group; fan club; (election) committee
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to be silent; to say nothing
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
how much; how many; to what extent
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress