vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to boost; to force up; to push up
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at the present time; as of now; at this time
what is worse; to make matters worse
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
had better ...; had better not ...
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
it's no joke; gimme a break!
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to look around; to survey
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to chase; to run after; to pursue
indicate reason; infers some protest
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
general; popular; common; typical
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that day; the very same day
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)