to stop talking; to be silent
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
dealing with; coping with
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
large amount of money; great cost
to employ; to hire; to charter
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
messenger; envoy; emissary
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
at least; at most; (even) just
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(how) many times; (how) often
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to not take seriously; to take lightly
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
true character; real nature
to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
trivial; not amounting to much
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent