to be surprised; to be astonished
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
either way; in any case; one way or another
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
instant; moment; for an instant
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to stiffen; to become stiff
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
reaction; response; reaction
drama; theatre; theater; play
recommendation; referral; endorsement
by means of; due to; because of; according to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
severe; strict; tough; hard
reality; actuality; hard fact
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
the future; future prospects
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend