moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
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
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
suffix for familiar person
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
experiment; experimentation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
with these words; while saying