to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
after school (at the end of the day)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
topic of discussion; agenda
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
it's no joke; gimme a break!
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
you (plural); all of you; you all
time; season; period; phase; stage
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry