a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to ask; to enquire; to query
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
whatever the case; under any circumstances
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
meaning; significance; sense
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
it is not (like that) either