silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
talking while standing; standing around talking
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
proposal; proposition; suggestion
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
inheritance; something given or received
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
good performance; good work; great success
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
trouble; bother; annoyance
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)