to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
the place for; the time for; the level of
thickness; profundity; depth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
large amount of money; great cost
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
any more; any further; any better; any longer