why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
again; once more; a second time
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
of course; certainly; naturally
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
beginning; outset; first; onset
although I say; although one might say; although called
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...