else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to mix; to blend; to combine
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
at the last moment; this late in the game
meaning; connotation; denotation
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
simple honesty; tactless frankness
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
preliminary conditions; initial conditions; state of preparations for (before) an event
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)