liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
consideration; taking into account
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to choose; to select; to pick (out)