to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
curiosity; inquisitiveness
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
in the end; at the end of the day
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
real intention; true motive; true meaning
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
single word; a few words; brief comment
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
such ... as; or some such
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful