inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
the other day; lately; recently
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
time (for a program, programme); broadcasting hours; air time
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
patterns of thinking; train of thought
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
(social) class; rank; grade
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
out-of-school; off-campus
even if; even though; however; no matter how
an assortment; combination
impossible; unlikely; improbable
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to step over or across; to overcome
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy