to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
party; gang; company; squad
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
index finger; forefinger; second toe
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak