face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
beforehand; in advance; previously
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
for example; for instance; e.g.
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
and; thereupon; because of that
that day; the very same day
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
conversely; on the contrary
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
by myself; in person; by oneself
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
all; entire; whole; altogether
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily