imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
relation; connection; relevance
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
established policy; existing procedures
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
front; frontage; facade; main
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
progress; advance; improvement; development
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)