setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to talk; to chat; to chatter
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
summer vacation; summer holiday
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine