nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
lump together; put all together
in that manner; like that
first meeting; first interview with
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
go that far; to that extent
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to complain; to make a complaint
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
prejudice; bias; distorted view
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ago; since; before; previous
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively