serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to have a talk; to tell a story
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
pronunciation; production of sound
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
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.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
system; institution; organization; organisation
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(social) position; status
individual; private person; personal; private
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally