hello; good day; good afternoon
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
system; institution; organization; organisation
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
transactions; dealings; business
person being waited for; person who waits
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
combat power; fighting strength
to await; to wait for; to expect
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
silence; stillness; quietness
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to feel a chill run down one's spine