sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
stifled (laughter); simmering
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
role; duty; position; part
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
(not) even once; (not) ever
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
job; work; duties; trade; skill
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to look around; to take a view of
true character; true heart; true spirit
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
longing; strong desire; aspiration
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress