I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
help; assistance; service
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
heading; headline; index; headword
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
article; news story; report; account
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
long-distance transportation; long-distance haulage
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
open; spacious; extensive
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to eat up; to consume (completely)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
the staff; inside the department
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to call in; to invite; to bring in
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear