telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
idealistic thought (argument)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
very; extremely; excessively
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
honour; honor; glory; privilege
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
if you think about it; come to think of it
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
good prospects; full of hope; promising
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
receiving; acceptance; reception
together; at the same time; same; identical
to ask; to enquire; to query
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
minority group (party); minority
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
that is to say; so that means
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative