a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
expression; presentation; representation; notation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be to the point; to be pertinent
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
narrow; thin (sized); slender
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
reality; actuality; hard fact
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
imagination; supposition; guess
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be at a loss for words
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
all; entire; whole; altogether
surrounding at a distance
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
difficult to ...; hard to ...
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all