I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
morning; forenoon; just before noon
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to throw at; to turn; to raise
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
close; intimate; on good terms
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to be too numerous; to be too much
make no progress; remain unsettled
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
for some (unspecified) reason
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be kind to; to treat kindly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan