story; tale; talk; discussion
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
troubled face; worried expression
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
although; but; even though; I wish that
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
chair; stool; post; office; position
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
don't worry about it; forget about it
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
cooperation; collaboration
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
dozens; scores of; decades
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on