pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to jump upon (a moving object)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
-less; lacking; non-existing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
time; hour; period; class
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be able to manage somehow or another
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
few decades; many decades; several decades
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
important; momentous; essential; principal; major