to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
contradiction; inconsistency
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
partly open; in half bloom
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to pause; to have a short intermission
to open (one's eyes) wide
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
modesty; humility; being humble
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
classification; categorization; sorting
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
surely; certainly; without doubt
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)