as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be silent; to say nothing
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
the other day; a few days ago
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
continuously; throughout; in succession
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
single word; a few words; brief comment
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
such; like that; that sort of; very