to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
bowing (a string instrument)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
colleagues; cronies; merry men
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise