to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
script; screenplay; scenario
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
vexing; irritating; impatient
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid