poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
beyond this point; from now on; after this
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that's true; of course; obviously
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky