astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to have a talk; to tell a story
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
source (of supply); channel
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
premium; premium; high-class; deluxe
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
all you want; as much as one wants
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
the customer is always right; the customer is king
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine