sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to forget to say; to forget to mention
with a start; with a jump
to stop walking; to pause
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to become excited; to grow lively
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
until now; so far; up to the present
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
one example of (when there are more examples)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
unless one ...; if one does not ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
dropout; quitter; deserter
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach