regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
all you have to do is; just; that's all
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
nod; inclination of the head
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
so; therefore; and; (and) then
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
since when; from when; how long
that day; the very same day
middle of the night; dead of night
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
for this very reason; that is exactly why
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
regret; repentance; remorse