looking away; looking aside
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
extreme masochist; very masochistic
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
cautious theory; conservative theory
cannot be helped; unavoidable
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
now that; since; so long as; because
routine work; everyday work
to chase; to run after; to pursue
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
complete recovery; healing
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
rare; uncommon; not often seen
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story