to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one day; (on) a certain day
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
correction; revision; amendment
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
attendance; presence; appearance
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
equality; impartiality; evenness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
please; somehow or other; one way or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to cease; to stop; to be over
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
clearing one's throat; cough