this and that; one thing or another
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
straying; wandering off course
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
table of contents; contents
thickness; profundity; depth
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
planning; project; plan; design
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
selection of music; song selection
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to call out; to ask someone to come
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
for example; for instance; e.g.
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
guess; conjecture; surmise
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
locational advantage; advantageous position
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal