running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
regret; repentance; remorse
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
no, not like that (but like this)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
verbal message; word (from someone)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
principal occupation; core business
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
absorption; suction; attraction
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake