what do you want?; can I help you?
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
serious; severe; grave; acute
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to look away; to turn away
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
demo version (of software); trial version
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
admiration; wonder; astonishment
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to call each other; to call out to one another
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
failure; mistake; blunder
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness