or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to feel; to sense; to experience
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go out and away; to leave
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
while; even though; despite
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder