talking while standing; standing around talking
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
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.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
adds force or indicates command
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
most part; greater part; majority
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
historic; historical; traditional
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
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
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
open; public; official; overt
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time