or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
will not do; do not; does not
telephone number; phone number
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
last night; yesterday evening
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
about this time; about now
nonchalant air; unruffled air
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
since then; from that time; ever since