mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to spit out; to eject; to dump
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
official function; state function
attendance; presence; appearance
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
great difference; major mistake
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
speech; expression; wording; language
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
not caring; not giving a damn
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
dealing with; coping with
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
old friend; old acquaintance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
now that; since; so long as; because
grasp; catch; understanding
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than