soft sound; dampening (of sound)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
competent; suitable; qualified
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
influence; clout; leverage
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
madder red; dark red; crimson
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted