to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
existence; being; presence
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
sale; sales; selling; marketing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into