abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
had better ...; had better not ...
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
delusion; trick of the imagination
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
number one; first; best; most; game; round
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to apologize; to apologise
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be found; to be discovered
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to detain; to check; to restrain
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to