influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
plural; multiple; several
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
patterns of thinking; train of thought
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
human kindness; human weakness
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to lay aside; to set aside
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to unfold; to unroll; to open
rather; sooner; preferably