to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
incommunicative; taciturn
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
that is to say; so that means
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
custom; practice; convention; precedent
system; institution; organization; organisation
in person; personally; directly
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up