dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
pride; boast; credit (to)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
long ago; a long time ago; already
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
deep emotion; strong feelings
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
several years; a few years
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
something like ...; something called ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
really; truly; indeed; good grief
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse