to some extent; to a certain extent
recommendation; referral; endorsement
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
time axis; time basis; timeline
anything and everything; just about everything
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to say no more; to sink into silence
to detain; to check; to restrain
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
so what!; who gives a damn?
to think of; to come up with
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to come to one's senses; to calm down
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
besides; in addition; also; moreover
chief; main; principal; major
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to look away; to avert one's eyes
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
hostility; animosity; enmity
complete; whole; perfect; safe