formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
rich person; wealthy person
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
then; and (then); in that case; if so
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
senior high school; high school
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
even if; even though; although one might say; although called