illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
should; must; -able; probably; likely
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to feel; to sense; to experience
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
in that way; thus; so; so?
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to have a talk; to tell a story
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
indiscriminately; recklessly
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into