to wait and see; to see how the land lies
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
difficult to ...; hard to ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
vocal sound; tone of voice
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
number one; first; best; most; game; round
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to be found; to be discovered
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
a long time ago; in those days