to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
how; in what way; how about
difficult to ...; hard to ...
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
after school (at the end of the day)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
expression; look; countenance; face
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
surroundings; environs; circumference
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
and then; and so; and; so then
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
from now; from this moment; henceforth
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
as stated; verbatim; literally
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
soon; shortly; before long; in a moment
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone