serious look (on one's face); straight face
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
one cause; one reason; one factor
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
gesture; gesticulation; motion
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
nice; good; well-executed
sympathy; compassion; pity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit