facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is not (like that) either
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
participation; joining; entry; adherence
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
scenery; scene; landscape
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
company president; manager; director
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
recently; lately; these days
dreadnought class (of warship)