stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
dominion; territory; possession
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
close; intimate; on good terms
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
as; because; with; due to
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
difficult to ...; hard to ...
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken