clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
sense of values; values; value system
hey there; I say; see here
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
exactly as stated; verbatim
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to correct oneself; to restate
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
not limited to; not just ...
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
near oneself; close to one; familiar
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
opposite; reverse; contrary
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
definite decision; final decision
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
every year; yearly; annually
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program