I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
postwar period; period after Second World War
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
influence; clout; leverage
how; in what way; how about; questionable
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
sentiment; sentimentality
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to be forward; to be impertinent
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
grasp; catch; understanding