(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
surely (not); certainly (not)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
now that you say that; now that you mention it
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
calamity; disaster; accident
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to surge; to well up; to gush out
waste of time; killing time
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
verbalizing; putting into words