painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
this and that; one thing or another
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
hypodermic needle; injection needle
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
there is nothing; having nothing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
about; concerning; related to; -ish
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
rather; better; instead; if anything
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve