condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to rush over; to run up to
to be damaged; to receive damage
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
script; screenplay; scenario
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to breathe while sleeping
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
time; hour; period; class
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death