it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
correction; revision; amendment
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
entreaty; appeal; petition
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
more than anything; above all else
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
immediately; right away; on the spot
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
scene; spectacle; sight; view