to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
way of talking; speaking style
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
postponement; deferment; adjournment
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
to accept; to receive; to agree
different thing; another question; different case
to be selected (from among many people)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
troubled face; worried expression
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive