dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
main object; principal object; true aim
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
short pause; short interval
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to drop; to let fall; to omit
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
counter for birds or rabbits
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to come and go; to go back and forth
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to make an appearance; to show up
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar