good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
when it becomes; when it comes to
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
don't you think?; indicates question
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
way out; means to escape; escape route
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do