at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
clearing one's throat; cough
due form; official; formality
orders; instructions; directive; command
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
document; official papers
genuine article; real thing; real deal
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
testimony; (verbal) evidence
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be conspicuous; to stand out
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to fall ill; to be taken ill
time; season; period; phase; stage
to have a talk; to tell a story
offender; criminal; culprit
by your leave; with your permission
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look around; to survey
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
eccentric; crank; oddball