to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
considerably; greatly; a lot
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
instant; moment; for an instant
gossip; corner of the mouth
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
calm; composed; cool; quiet
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
patterns of thinking; train of thought
smooth (i.e. without problems)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve