dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
person with a sharp tongue
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
conscious; deliberate; intentional
mask; disguise; guise; mask
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
seat at a table; place at a table
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast