dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
nature; property; disposition
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
feeling; sense; impression
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
clientele; customer stratum
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
preference; priority; precedence
to become better; to improve
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
business; trade; operations; sales
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)