what kind of business; what sort of matter
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to leave (a scene); to step away
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to lure someone; to entice someone
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to run around; to bustle about
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
infectious disease; infection
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
side effect; adverse reaction