adviser; advisor; consultant
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
besides; in addition; also; moreover
flustered; confused; panicked
gesture; gesticulation; motion
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
because; for; the reason why is ...
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
accomplishment; execution
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
back off!; leave me alone!
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to watch steadily; to stare
separate case; another matter
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
that's the way it is; such is life
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to need; to call for; to require
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
such; like that; in that way
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly