careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
consumption; expenditure; spending
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
protracted war; war of attrition
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
in terms of; from the point of view of
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
interior; inside; internal
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to have meaning; to be meaningful
babble; gibberish; gobbledygook; gobbledegook
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
speaking voice; talking voice
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing