to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
duty; obligation; responsibility
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
international community; international society; the world
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
accurate; correct; precise; exact
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
right in the middle (of); midst; height
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
maintaining the status quo
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
nothing but; none other than
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
establishment; settlement
going through; going via; going by way of
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)