to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to concern; to be related
comprehension; understanding
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
considerably; greatly; a lot
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
stealthily; secretly; in secret
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to surround; to crowd around
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
interrupting a game; time out
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden