manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
beginning; outset; first; onset
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
commencing with; including
royalty and titled nobility
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to say; to be called; to do
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
honorific/polite/humble prefix
long (time that has passed); old (story)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
preface; introduction; preamble
tone (of voice); manner of talking
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
if so; in that case; in that situation
accession to the throne; enthronement
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently