just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
polite; respectful; reverent
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
transfer; transport; removal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
urgency; exigency; emergency
to need; to demand; to take; to require
persistence; single-mindedness
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
really; truly; indeed; good grief
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors