upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
how many people; a number of people
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
how; in what way; how about
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to ask a question; to ask questions
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
either way; in any case; one way or another
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
to face; to go towards; to head towards
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how long; how far; how much
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
for example; for instance; e.g.
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
particularly; only; in the case of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...