change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
confidence; trust; faith; credit
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
centre of attention; center of attention
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
power; authority; influence
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
in that manner; like that
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
simply; merely; only; solely
to keep away; to keep at a distance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
feeling of a house or a room