to ask; to enquire; to query
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
chair; stool; post; office; position
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
door; gate; opening; title page
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
at that time; in those days
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend