failure; mistake; blunder
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
never mind!; don't worry about it
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
question; inquiry; enquiry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
in that way; thus; so; so?
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
government worker; public servant; civil servant
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
I see; that's right; indeed
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly