to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
because of; owing to; due to
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to discuss; to talk together
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
such; this sort of; like this
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
failure; mistake; blunder
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance