swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(overnight) stay; lodging
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
serious accident; major incident
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
either way; in any case; one way or another
memories; recollections; reminiscence
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to subsist; to keep on living
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
genuine article; real thing; real deal
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections