to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
you could say; you might say; verging on the
gem; jewel; precious stone
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
nice; likeable; desirable
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
other; another; over; more than; I; me
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
powerful person; influential person
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
indescribable; having no way to express
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
hard to get; hard to come by
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
stairs; stairway; staircase