no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
falling asleep at the wheel
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive