that is to say; so that means
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
had better ...; had better not ...
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
society; the world; the times
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
year in, year out; always; 24-7
doing whatever one pleases
to talk; to chat; to chatter
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to join together; to combine; to join up
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(find) common (meeting) ground
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
third day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
office (e.g. the Oval Office)