look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
even if not; even without
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
unfortunately; sorry, but ...