tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
equality; impartiality; evenness
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
suggestion; hint; implication
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things