I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
to need; to demand; to take; to require
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
urban areas; the streets; town; city
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
flat broke; stone broke; penniless
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
massing (of troops); gathering
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
scale; scope; plan; structure
hard struggle; strenuous effort
succeeding; following; trailing; next
war situation; progress of a battle
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)