don't worry about it; forget about it
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
short distance; short range; short-haul
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
doing as one is told; yes-man
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
making an attempt; trial run
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
number of digits or characters
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
how long; how far; how much
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
fort; stronghold; fortification
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to say things to ease one's mind
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
final adjustment; final coordination