the other day; a few days ago
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
like this; in this way; as you see
to be relieved; to feel relieved
polite; respectful; reverent
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
if you think about it; come to think of it
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want