in that manner; like that
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be kind to; to treat kindly
at least; at most; (even) just
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
breaking off; snapping off
being startled; getting a shock
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to fall down with a "plop"
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
with a bump; with a clunk
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
index finger; forefinger; second toe