clearing one's throat; cough
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
not necessarily so; is not always true
point in question (at issue)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
of course; certainly; naturally
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
operation; functioning; running
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
torture device; instrument of torture
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls