expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
that; the matter in question
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
now that; since; so long as; because
to have meaning; to be meaningful
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
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
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
that's true; of course; obviously
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
ready with a rifle leveled
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case