requisition; commandeering; conscription
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to turn towards; to point
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to become better; to improve
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
so; like this; in this way
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
together; at the same time; same; identical
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
as before; as ever; as it was originally
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)