dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to state; to express; to mention
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to say no more; to sink into silence
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
homeroom; form room; form class
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to rush over; to run up to
a great variety of; diversity
question; inquiry; enquiry