uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
competent; suitable; qualified
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
if you think about it; come to think of it
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
duty; obligation; responsibility
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
finding employment; getting a job
concreteness; feasibility
difference; variation; difference
deadly serious; deadly earnest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to anticipate; to foresee
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
choices; alternatives; options
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
whole face; all over one's face
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
such; like that; that sort of; very
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point