you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
explanation; interpretation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
such; like that; that sort of; very
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
either way; in any case; one way or another
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
(turned out) all right in the end
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak