serious look (on one's face); straight face
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
in the same way as; just like
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
older brother; elder brother
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
meaning; significance; sense
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind