slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to push away; to push aside; to shove
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
(not so) much; (not) very
go on!; right!; here goes!
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)