terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
attention seeker; look-at-me
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even though; despite; when
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to complain; to lodge a complaint
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain