understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
resignation; acceptance; consolation
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
first meeting; first interview with
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be surprised; to be astonished
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
of course; certainly; naturally
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
it is not (like that) either
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)