moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
calamity; misfortune; disaster
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
chief; main; principal; major
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to breathe out; to exhale
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
connection; link; relationship
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
sports ground; sports oval
to speak; to hear a voice
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
loveable; very likeable; like very much
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
under the staircase; understairs
to make an appearance; to show up
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
master; teacher; stable master
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather