sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
reality; actuality; hard fact
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
nature; property; disposition
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
not yet known; unknown; strange
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
for example; for instance; e.g.
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
modesty; humility; being humble
genius; prodigy; natural gift
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
living; lifestyle; living room
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get