needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
discrimination; discernment; identification
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge