I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
directly opposite; right in front
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to fight a battle; to have a fight
that day; the very same day
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
although I say; although one might say; although called
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
gliding (through the air)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble