unnatural; affected; studied; forced
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
the whole day; all the day
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly