natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives