to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
almost; roughly; approximately
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
self-consciousness; self-awareness
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
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
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be worried; to be troubled
now that you say that; now that you mention it
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to entrust; to leave to a person
by myself; in person; by oneself
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
in that manner; like that
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan