original story; original version; this volume
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
in one's own way or style
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
twice; again; second time
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
etc.; et cetera; and so on
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
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 pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab