head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
contradiction; inconsistency
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
in comparison to; rather than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
you could say; you might say; verging on the
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
indescribable; having no way to express
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to concern; to be related