shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to be needed; to be wanted
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
human relations; personal relationships
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
close; intimate; on good terms
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
go on!; right!; here goes!