presence (impressive quality)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to be hesitant; to feel timid
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
in accordance with; according to
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person