query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
question; inquiry; enquiry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
without; but if; otherwise; or else
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff