rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
illumination; decorative lighting
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
last week; the week before
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to redeem (from sin); to save
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to examine someone's expression
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
insight; power of observation