to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
such; like that; that sort of; very
surely; certainly; without doubt
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
timewise; temporal; chronal
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
that's the way it is; such is life
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
living; lifestyle; living room
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
coarse (texture or grain)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
variety show (e.g. on TV)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another