not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to rush over; to run up to
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
business world; business circles; (the) industry
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
perfect; complete; flawless
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hand over; to surrender
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
I see; that's right; indeed
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
number one; first; best; most; game; round
very interesting; of great interest
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of