to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to live; to make a living; to get on with
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
proposal; offer; request; application
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack