chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
a few seconds; several seconds
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
many; much; plenty; hardly
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
speaking voice; talking voice
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
around the world; throughout the world
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to ask a question; to ask questions
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
communication skills; communication ability
to read aloud; to read to someone
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to be worried; to be troubled
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
equality; impartiality; evenness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...