head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
proposal; offer; request; application
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
another name; synonym; alias; pseudonym
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down