confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
tension; mental strain; nervousness
clearing one's throat; cough
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly