cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
such; like that; that sort of
to watch steadily; to stare
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
how; in what way; in what manner
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
boarder; boarding student
standardization; standardisation
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to ask a question; to ask questions
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
final; eventual; ultimate
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
image; figure; figure; form; image
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice