what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
treating someone like a child
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
war; battle; match; game; competition
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
something like ...; something called ...
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
rather; better; instead; if anything
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
in the morning; during the morning
in this manner; in this way; like this
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious