with a start; with a jump
guess; speculation; supposition
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
observation; survey; watching
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
things at hand; personal belongings
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
for example; for instance; e.g.
the other day; a few days ago
one's person; around one's person
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pointing out; identification
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
town girl; girl raised in a town
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)