reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
surely; certainly; without doubt
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
rather; sooner; preferably
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
coming out (as gay, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
such; this sort of; like this
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks