frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
at once; immediately; right now
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
surroundings; environs; circumference
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
one's family (home) background (environment)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper