to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
clearing one's throat; cough
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to begin; to set about; to start
while; during (the time when)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to attempt; to test; to try out
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
real intention; true motive; true meaning
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
man; male; masculine gender
that is to say; so that means
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
reservation; putting on hold; deferment