claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to press a question; to cross-examine
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to refer to; to use as reference
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
entreaty; appeal; petition
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
cooperation; collaboration
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be found; to be discovered
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
fee; charge; rate; material
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank