all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
how; in what way; how about
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
unanticipated; unexpected
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
little by little; bit by bit
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
club activities; extracurricular activities
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor