to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
cooperation; collaboration
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
bad behavior; misbehavior
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
beginning; outset; first; onset
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)