seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
probability; likelihood; chances
failure; mistake; blunder
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to not believe one's ears
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
token (effort); something done for form's sake
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like