ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
quote-unquote; so-called; bracketed
to be profitable; to yield a profit
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to incur someone's enmity
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
that's true; of course; obviously
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
go on!; right!; here goes!
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
after a long time; for the first time in a while
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself