respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
much less; to say nothing of
(religious) faith; belief; creed
you could say; you might say; verging on the
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to be softened; to calm down
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
excited condition; excited state
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
rather than; more ... than ...
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
as a child; when one was a child
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
in that way; like that; that way
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office