body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to assemble; to set up; to construct
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
impassioned speech; fervent speech
cooperation; collaboration
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to attempt; to test; to try out
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
fast-talking; rapid talking
talk; recital; narration; topic
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone