to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
regret; repentance; remorse
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
home area; home town; local
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to have troubles; to have concerns
with a start; with a jump
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue