or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
reopening; resumption; restarting
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
minimum; at the very least
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
just because; even if; even though
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason