mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
just because; even if; even though
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
another time; some other time
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
whistle (sound made with the lips)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
rest; break; recess; intermission
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect