fruit knife; paring knife
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to breathe out; to exhale
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
all you have to do is; just; that's all
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to kill; to choke the life out of
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster