conjecture; guesswork; guess
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
settlement; solution; resolution
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
such; this sort of; like this
connection; link; relationship
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
product; produce; result; fruit
rather; sooner; preferably
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
questions and answers; dialogue
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse