shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
even if not; even without
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
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.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to squeeze out; to wring out
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
to fall completely silent; to become still as death