to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
something; some kind of; for some reason
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to get strong; to gain strength
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
contract; compact; agreement
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
many; much; plenty; hardly
influence; clout; leverage
hospitalization; hospitalisation
detention; custody; confinement; internment
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
Dawson (Canada); D'Ohsson; Dorson
to play a leading role; to play a central part
possession; occupation; occupancy
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
insubordination; disobedience
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
grandfather; male senior-citizen
tedious; boring; being fed up with
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate