to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
acting ability; talent as a performer
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be conspicuous; to stand out
honorific/polite/humble prefix
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
failure; mistake; blunder
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
now; the present time; just now; another; more
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
phrase; phrase; strawberry