intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to have a talk; to tell a story
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to cross the line; to go too far
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
again; once more; a second time
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to walk away; to walk off
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
don't worry about it; forget about it
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy