priority; order of precedence
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to get one's head around; to think about
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
account book; ledger; register
having no idea; having no clue
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage