standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
serious; severe; grave; acute
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
pointing out; identification
tension; mental strain; nervousness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay