point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
on the occasion of; at the time of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
meaning; significance; sense
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
to turn right; to turn to the right
stairs; stairway; staircase
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
deep inside; innermost place
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
house across the street; neighbor across the street
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish