awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
very; extremely; excessively
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision