seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
all; entire; whole; altogether
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
towering; astonishingly high
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
had better ...; had better not ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
fast-talking; rapid talking
such; like that; that sort of
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited