just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
rationality; reasonableness
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
negotiations; discussions; connection
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
late at night; at a late hour
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
public facilities; utilities