or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
chance (of success); odds
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to live through; to survive
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to serve; to work for; to attend
declaration; proclamation; announcement
sympathy; compassion; pity
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)