to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
fertile; rich; productive
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to revere; to respect; to worship
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
just past noon; afternoon
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
eccentric; crank; oddball
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
long ago; once upon a time
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
please; somehow or other; one way or another
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes