clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
very; extremely; excessively
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to discuss; to talk together
to be able to manage somehow or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
overhasty; rash; premature
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
choices; alternatives; options
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to gather; to collect; to assemble
simply; merely; only; solely
although I say; although one might say; although called
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
those (near the second person)
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)