crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
hot topic; talk of the town
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
(act of) writing on a blackboard
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
considerably; greatly; a lot
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
go that far; to that extent
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to comb down; to smooth down
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward