keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
ability; performance; efficiency
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
in this way; thus; such; uh...
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
first meeting; first interview with
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)