supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
strong nation; powerful country
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
calamity; disaster; misfortune
support; backing; aid; assistance
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
I don't know; I don't understand
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
but; however; provided that
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
hostility; antagonism; opposition
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
tingling; stinging; pungently
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to talk; to chat; to chatter
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
magazine; journal; periodical
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
article; news story; report; account
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)