to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
failure; mistake; blunder
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
young girl; lass; adolescent female
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
transactions; dealings; business
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
while; even though; despite
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
such ... as; or some such
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to let an opportunity slip