now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to summon courage; to be brave
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to blow through; to blow across
to jar; to creak; to grate
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to be a matter of life or death
success or failure; outcome; result
war situation; progress of a battle