to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
time required; time taken; necessary time
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
while moving; on the move
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
this and that; various things
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
way; method; means; (technical) specification
limited time; limited-time offer