to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
rhyming game; play on words; pun
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done