thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
calm; composed; cool; quiet
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
long (time that has passed); old (story)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
if only there were ...; if (it) actually existed; there's not even ...; completely lacking ...
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
trivial; not amounting to much
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
how much; how many; to what extent
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
very small; tiny; insignificant
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...