to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
steady progress; rapid advance
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to shake one's head (in denial)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
minimum; at the very least
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
any more; any further; any better; any longer
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
discovery; detection; finding
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
other than; excluding; without
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking