bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to ask a question; to ask questions
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
reinforcement; strengthening
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
place; room; margin; scope
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be silent; to say nothing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
moment by moment; hour by hour
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
sense of values; values; value system
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the world in general; society; convention
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
class; heading; group; category
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution