favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
along; parallel to; in accordance with
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
smoothly; easily; readily
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to apologize; to apologise
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
though one didn't intend (expect) to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme