calm; composed; cool; quiet
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
gossip; corner of the mouth
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
protest; refutation; pleading
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be infected; to be contagious
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
society; company; the public; the world
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away