tone (of voice); manner of talking
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
scenery; scene; landscape
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
imagination; supposition; guess
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple