basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
for example; for instance; e.g.
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
question; inquiry; enquiry
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious