every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to approach the finale; to come to a close
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
synchronization; synchronized swimming
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
founder; originator; pioneer
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
preface; introduction; preamble
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
solution; solution strategy
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
indicate reason; infers some protest
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)