almost; roughly; approximately
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
profitable plan; good plan
for example; for instance; e.g.
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
falseness (logic); falsehood
speech; expression; wording; language
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
warp; curvature; curve; arch
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
special; particular; peculiar; unique
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
stirring; slight movement
powerful person; influential person
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship