generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be discouraged; to shrink from
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
consultative body; advisory committee; advisory organ
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
proposal; offer; request; application
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
parents and siblings; one's relatives
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
refutation; rebuttal; retort
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
person concerned; interested party; related party
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
irritation; annoyance; frustration
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely