confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
near oneself; close to one; familiar
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
every person; each one; everybody
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
name; given name; first name
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
contract; compact; agreement
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
although I say; although one might say; although called
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
religious organization; religious organisation
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
if it is (the case that ...)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually