authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
with these words; while saying
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
(set of) facial features; looks
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
too much; excessively; too
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
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.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to talk; to chat; to chatter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)