easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to mix; to stir; to blend
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to quit one's job; to resign
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
self-consciousness; self-awareness
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
flawless; absolute perfection
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
you could say; you might say; verging on the
period of time; time slot; time zone
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table