positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
beyond that point; after that
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
conscious; deliberate; intentional
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
rational; reasonable; logical
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank