investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
such; like that; that sort of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
chance; opportunity; occasion
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
passing through without stopping; passing by
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
practical problem; practical matter
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
this sort of; this type of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
one cause; one reason; one factor
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
meanwhile; in the meantime
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to have a chill run down one's spine
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar