pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
even more; still more; further
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
disintegration; self-destruction
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
in that manner; like that
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to understand; to make out
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
so; therefore; and; (and) then
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby