belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
personal history; background; career
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
new student; freshman; first-year student
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
duty; obligation; responsibility
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
imagination; supposition; guess
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
settlement out of court; private settlement
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to show; to display; to dangle (an offer) in front of; to hold out; to send flurries (of snow, etc.)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
point of compromise; common ground
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be