to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to rank next to; to come after
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
hiding one's embarrassment
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to go along; to walk along; to follow
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
different (from); not the same (as)
a little bit; a little while
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to shake; to sway; to waver
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
good humour (humor); good mood
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance