excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
so; like this; in this way
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
same kind (race); homogeneousness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
proposal; proposition; suggestion
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
conversely; on the contrary
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
to knock down; to knock off
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
scene; view; prospect; outlook
massing (of troops); gathering
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility