to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
danger; peril; hazard; risk
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something like ...; something called ...
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
consequence; outcome; result; blame
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy