spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to write down; to record; to register
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
godparent; first person to give something its name
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
most part; greater part; majority
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
in the same manner as before; the same as always
negative emotions; negative feelings