even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
sentence structure; grammatical construction
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to come and go; to go back and forth
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to say no more; to sink into silence
don't you think?; indicates question
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
irritation; annoyance; frustration
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
to be needed; to be wanted
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
how long; how much; to what extent
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
around the world; throughout the world