influence; effect; impact
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
yourself; himself; herself
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to say; to tell; to state; to do
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to speak ill of; to disparage
both; both sides; both parties
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
going through; going via; going by way of
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
about; concerning; related to; -ish
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
surely; certainly; without doubt