sincere; earnest; serious
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
questions and answers; dialogue
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to discuss; to talk together
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
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.)
relatively; comparatively
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
street at night; making a night journey
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
touché; you've got me there