to do for (the sake of someone else)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
settlement; conclusion; summary
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
end of war; cessation of hostilities
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to get strong; to gain strength
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
at the last moment; this late in the game
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
chief; main; principal; important
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)