very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
imagination; supposition; guess
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
charm; incantation; spell; curse
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
influence; effect; impact
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
social; societal; societary
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after