abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
screen name; username; handle
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
as stated; verbatim; literally
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to wring the neck; to strangle
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
for example; for instance; e.g.
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
simply; merely; only; solely
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself