to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
like a decent person; human
sales; selling; marketing
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
while moving; on the move
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
older sister; lass; young lady
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
caller; visitor; company; guest
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
I have nothing to do with it
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)