may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
on the way back; returning
dozens; scores of; decades
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
verbal message; word (from someone)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
real intention; true motive; true meaning
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
consideration; taking into account
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to rank next to; to come after
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
timewise; temporal; chronal
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to tighten; to press hard
control; management (e.g. of a business)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair