to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
not caring; not giving a damn
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to quicken one's pace (steps)
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
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
that is to say; so that means
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(not so) much; (not) very
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence