to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
attendance; participation; presence
home area; home town; local
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
so; like this; in this way
first thing in the morning
troublesome; annoying; complicated
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stretch (unbend) oneself
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
unanticipated; unexpected
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to cause someone to worry
mental; spiritual; emotional