knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
with a click; with a snap
manners; courtesy; etiquette
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 lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
by myself; in person; by oneself
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
Occam's razor; Ockham's razor
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
course; route; path; process; means
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to put on airs; to assume importance
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
presumption; assumption; estimation
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
interior; inside; internal
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement