why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
snake; serpent; large snake
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
advance; moving forward; progress
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
justice; fairness; impartiality
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
attendance; presence; appearance
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
strategy meeting; council of war
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to put into the mouth; to eat
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
unable to resist; unable to suppress
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of