across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
depending on; dependent on
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
as much as one can; as much as possible
reward; honorarium; remuneration
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to squeeze out; to wring out
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
... years old; age (of) ...