honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
any more; any further; any better; any longer
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to come to one's senses; to calm down
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one