to be transparent; to show through
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
draw (in competition); tie game
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
please; somehow or other; one way or another
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
if you think about it; come to think of it
impossible; unlikely; improbable
it is not (like that) either
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well