to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
people; men and women; each person; everybody
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
that is to say; so that means
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
retreating figure; appearance from behind
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend