to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
phantom; vision; illusion
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
remaining silent; keeping secret
by myself; in person; by oneself
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
most part; greater part; majority
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
question; inquiry; enquiry
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
mental; spiritual; emotional
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to