naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
and then; and so; and; so then
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
settlement; solution; resolution
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
contract; compact; agreement
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
genuine article; real thing; real deal
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)