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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one by one; in detail; minutely
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
that's the way it is; such is life
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
question; inquiry; enquiry
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
whispering into a person's ear
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to talk; to chat; to chatter
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
now that you say that; now that you mention it
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat