on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
for today; for the time being
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
after that; afterwards; thereafter
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to take a breath; to take a short rest
temporary truce; ceasefire
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess