companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
tone (of voice); manner of talking
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
courteous; decorous; polite
speech; expression; wording; language
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
than; from; out of; except; but; more
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
way of speaking; intimation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
all; entire; whole; altogether
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gather; to collect; to assemble
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring