to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
permission; approval; authorization; license
now that; since; so long as; because
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
bygones; the past; past event
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to say no more; to sink into silence
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to summon courage; to be brave
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
although I say; although one might say; although called
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
very rich person; the super rich
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
how; in what way; by what means
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
minimum; at the very least
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers