hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
invitation; introduction; temptation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say; to tell; to state; to do
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
hostility; antagonism; opposition
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
clerk; office worker; kulak
individual; private person; personal; private
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become