most part; greater part; majority
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
light blue; pale blue; aqua
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
notice; attention; observation
to attempt; to test; to try out
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
Leicester (Britain); Lester
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away