wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to differ; to vary; to disagree
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to rock; to shake; to swing
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
though; notwithstanding; although
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
use; utilization; utilisation; application
much less; to say nothing of
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
heedless of danger; braving dangers
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)