a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
invitation; introduction; temptation
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
preference; priority; precedence
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
starting point; starting line
this is why; this means; it is the case that
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
preparation; arrangements