(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
released prisoner; ex-convict; ex-con
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
whoopee cushion; poo-poo cushion; farting bag
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
reaction; response; reaction
championship; title (of champion)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
freedom; free man; free woman
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course