to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
bad influence; negative influence
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
yearned for; longed for; missed
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
rather; better; instead; if anything
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
lost article; something forgotten
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to badger; to pester; to beg
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration