knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)