making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to think of; to come up with
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sense of values; values; value system
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
how; in what way; how about; questionable
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
time travel; leaping through time
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)