I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to rest one's chin in one's hands