going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
but; however; provided that
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to make an appearance; to show up
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to say; to be called; to do
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
originally; by nature; from the start
alternately; by turns; one after the other
use; utilization; utilisation; application
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
in line with this; therefore
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
storehouse; warehouse; godown
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?