rather; better; instead; if anything
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
tasteless and odorless; bland
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
pleasant feeling; good vibes
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
changing clothes; change of clothes
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
incident resulting in injury
serious wound; serious injury
offender; criminal; culprit
arrest; apprehension; capture
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
(telephone) area code (non-local)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather