to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
difficult to ...; hard to ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(apportioning) in small amounts
reaction; response; reaction
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify