faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
about; on; regarding; per; for every
optimism; taking an optimistic view
newcomer; initiate; rookie
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
strong-willed; strong of heart
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
as much as one can; as much as possible
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
near oneself; close to one; familiar
point in common; common feature
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
material; materials; data; information; documents
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble