now that you say that; now that you mention it
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
close; intimate; on good terms
speaking voice; talking voice
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
year in, year out; always; 24-7
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
so; like this; in this way
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
failure; mistake; blunder
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
action; operation; effect; function