lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
of course; certainly; naturally
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
both hands; both arms; ten
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
if you think about it; come to think of it
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
main cause; primary factor
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nice; likeable; desirable
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time