pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
display window; shop window; store window
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
just now; a moment ago; this very minute