faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
while; even though; despite
it is I who should say so
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
self-consciousness; self-awareness
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
assertion; declaration; affirmation
trauma (usu. psychological)
one more time; once more; once again