unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
investigation; research; looking something up
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
first meeting; first interview with
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
confidence; trust; faith; credit
price; cost; value; worth; value
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
complicated and mysterious
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
when it comes to ...; as for ...
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to intend; to be sure that
to boast; to brag; to talk big
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
short-distance race; sprint; dash