candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
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
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
woman; female; feminine gender
step; stride; counter for steps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
just because; even if; even though
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to move forward; to move on
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
now; the present time; just now; another; more
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about