proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
even more; still more; further
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
item; article; dish; course; finest item
job; work; duties; trade; skill
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
incessant talking; rapid talking
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
single word; a few words; brief comment
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
both hands; both arms; ten
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point