serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
you could say; you might say; verging on the
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
birth; creation; formation
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
considerably; greatly; a lot
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion