selection; choice; option
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
too many to count; too numerous to mention
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
consideration; taking into account
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to find out; to discover; to locate
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
extremely dangerous; full of peril
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
common knowledge; well-known fact
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état