knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
time; hour; period; class
in the same way as; just like
failure; mistake; blunder
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to slide into; to slip into
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
standard; set; routine; decided
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced