influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
proposal; proposition; suggestion
how; in what way; by what means
originally; by nature; from the start
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to make an appeal; to urge
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
conscious; deliberate; intentional