seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
relatively; comparatively
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
you; (arch.) your residence
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how