feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
to turn against; to become an enemy
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
one by one; in detail; minutely
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
preface; introduction; preamble
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary