some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
have a pain in one's chest
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
siblings; brothers and sisters
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
after that; afterwards; thereafter
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound