to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
how long; how much; to what extent
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
general; popular; common; typical
image; figure; figure; form; image
phantom; vision; illusion
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cold reception; inhospitality
to be discouraged; to shrink from
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
inside one's heart; in one's mind
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
protest; refutation; pleading
that; the matter in question
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fast-talking; rapid talking