first thing in the morning
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
again and again; repeatedly
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
just past noon; afternoon
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
cares; ill feeling; reserve
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
individual; private person; personal; private
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)