oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
two times; twice; two degrees
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to feel; to sense; to experience
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
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
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
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
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sorry; excuse me; thank you
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner