(the extent of) one's vocabulary
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to get distracted; to jump off the track
the front; honest; upright; decent
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
called; known as; that; to say
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize