to take a breath; to take a short rest
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
(some) more; even more; longer; further
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
simply; merely; only; solely
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays