by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to spend time (on doing something)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
pale; pallid; bluish-white
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shade an account; to add something extra
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to say no more; to sink into silence
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to be needed; to be wanted
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in comparison to; rather than
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously