clearing one's throat; cough
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
connection; link; relationship
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
indicate reason; infers some protest
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
study; diligence; discount; reduction
society; the world; the times
innumerable; countless; numberless
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession