tendency; trend; inclination
(social) position; status
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
appointment; assignment; promotion
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to pile up; to accumulate
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
special; particular; peculiar; unique
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)