to be silent; to say nothing
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
consequently; as a result
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
long ago; already; a long time ago
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to not take seriously; to take lightly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
reality; actuality; hard fact
to accept; to receive; to agree
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
originally; by nature; from the start
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
go that far; to that extent
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
besides; in addition; also; moreover
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?