to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
breaking off an engagement
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
although I say; although one might say; although called
in name only; titular; nominal
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
thorough; exhaustive; complete
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
surely; certainly; without doubt
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)