what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
no, not like that (but like this)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
story; tale; talk; discussion
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
go that far; to that extent
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
good performance; good work; great success
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
just because; even if; even though
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to accept; to receive; to agree
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
your home; your family; their home; (my) home