chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
had better ...; had better not ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
discovery; detection; finding
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
really; truly; indeed; good grief
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
of course; certainly; naturally
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
police identification card
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
such ... as; or some such
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
offender; criminal; culprit
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to trample; to crush underfoot
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)