to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to watch steadily; to stare
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
advance; moving forward; progress
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
in succession; one by one
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to refer to; to use as reference
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
of course; certainly; naturally
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
exactly as stated; verbatim
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to be too numerous; to be too much
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to attempt; to test; to try out
how; in what way; by what means
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
planning; project; plan; design
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that