unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
follower; attendant; valet; servant
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
feeling; sense; impression
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
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)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally