to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
of course; certainly; naturally
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
expression; look; countenance; face
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
personal; individual; private
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
male who pretends to be female online; Guy In Real Life; GIRL
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
ago; since; before; previous
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name