background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
reception room; parlor; parlour
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
this family; our family; this house; we
to be fated; to be linked by fate
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit
meaning; significance; sense
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?