proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
whispering; murmuring; subdued
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
determination; resolution
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be sooty; to be stained
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price