and then; and so; and; so then
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
only; merely; but; no more than
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to be forward; to be impertinent
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
settlement; solution; resolution
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
having said that; on the other hand
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
timewise; temporal; chronal