persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
idol group; boy band; girl group
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to win the prize; to win the ring
real thing; original; actual
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
genuine article; real thing; real deal
weird; disgusting; sickening
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
completion; perfection; accomplishment
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
personal; individual; private
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
time; hour; period; class
number one; first; best; most; game; round
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely