companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to talk; to chat; to chatter
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
talking while standing; standing around talking
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to have an idea; to have a clue
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
beyond this point; from now on; after this
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
spread; span; expanse; extent
meaning; significance; sense
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme