appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to subsist; to keep on living
reality; actuality; hard fact
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
sympathy; compassion; pity
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
word; term; language; speech
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to like; to love; to be fond of
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
again; once more; a second time
three; three years of age
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour