to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
rule; government; administration
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
trusting too much; overestimating ability
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
always; constantly; at all times; habitually