intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
solemn; grave; impressive
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
long talk; long-winded speech
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
in the face of; in defiance of
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement