number of characters; number of letters; word count
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
surname; family name; last name
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to apologize; to apologise
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to take a breath; to take a short rest
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence