anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
if you think about it; come to think of it
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
rather; better; instead; if anything
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
whereabout; about where; how much
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
for example; for instance; e.g.
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
rather; sooner; preferably
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
that's the way it is; such is life
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
comfort; consolation; diversion
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect