or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
for a while; for some time; for a period
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
final scene; the end; finale
plateau; tableland; eminence
dropout; quitter; deserter
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(in the same way) as before; as always
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
underestimation; undervaluation
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
upward adjustment; upward revision
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to be transparent; to show through
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
locational advantage; advantageous position
course; route; path; process; stages
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
isolation; being alone; being friendless