to say no more; to sink into silence
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
honour; honor; glory; renown
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
strong pressure; heavy pressure
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
direct descent; direct line
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize