phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
matter of time; question of time
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
timewise; temporal; chronal
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
choice; selection; option
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed