silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to leave (a scene); to step away
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
negotiations; discussions; connection
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
go that far; to that extent
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
society; the world; the times
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally