irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to correct oneself; to restate
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to come and go; to go back and forth
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
cooperation; collaboration
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
companion; company; tritagonist
to harm; to cause harm to
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
near; close by; within reach; familiar
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to give directions; to issue instructions
main question; real issue at hand
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious