I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
although I say; although one might say; although called
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
memory; sense; experience
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
of course; certainly; naturally
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
that's the way it is; such is life
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
space (room, area, outer space)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hair on the back of one's head
in one's hands; in one's control
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow