to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to happen to meet; to come across
besides; moreover; in addition
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
thought; consideration; thinking
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to go along; to walk along; to follow
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to stiffen; to become stiff
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to speak; to say; to vocalize
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
witnessing; observing; sighting
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to take a breath; to take a short rest
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
such; this sort of; like this
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
adds force or indicates command
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
impossible; unlikely; improbable
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
height (of body); stature
genuine article; real thing; real deal
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy