guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to accept; to receive; to agree
grasp; catch; understanding
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
interference; intervention; meddling
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to stop talking; to be silent
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)