ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to be relieved; to feel relieved
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
casual speech; peer language; informal language
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
artificial intelligence; AI
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained