honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
matter of concern and interest
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
general idea; concept; notion
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
loveable; very likeable; like very much
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
immediately; right away; on the spot
close to the wall; alongside the wall