this occasion; at this time; now
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
Thames (UK, Canada) (river)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that; the matter in question
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
of course; certainly; naturally
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
genuine article; real thing; real deal
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
negotiations; discussions; connection
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
concession; conciliation; compromise
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)