miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
will not do; do not; does not
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
in the same way as; just like
2nd day of the month; two days
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
this and that; one thing and another
considerably; greatly; a lot
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
even though things may appear this way
for this very reason; that is exactly why
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to hold the purse strings