greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
performing music in the street; busking
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
one or two; a few; small number
influence; clout; leverage
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
depending on; dependent on
geometric (progression, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
as (for); for; in the capacity of
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
preservation; retainment; keeping
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)