honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
main cause; primary factor
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
just because; even if; even though
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
choices; alternatives; options
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be silent; to say nothing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
lord of a manor; estate steward
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
treating someone like a child
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
reopening; resumption; restarting
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much