gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nothing but; except; no more than
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
single word; a few words; brief comment
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
while; during; while; although; all; both
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
if you think about it; come to think of it
telephone threat (e.g. of a bomb)
to make an appearance; to show up
to talk; to chat; to chatter
use; utilization; utilisation; application
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(squad of) police; police force
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way