this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
instant; moment; for an instant
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to listen again; to ask again
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
ago; since; before; previous
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so