to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
society; the world; the times
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be worried; to be troubled
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
emotion and reason; logic and emotion; justice and compassion (criminal justice context)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
being concerned about or mindful of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to sink (into); to get depressed
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual