emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
since then; from that time; ever since
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
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
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
one's post; place of work; workplace
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)