something; some kind of; for some reason
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
had better ...; had better not ...
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
killing two birds with one stone
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
still; even now; to this day
settlement; solution; resolution
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)