it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to some extent; to a certain extent
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
snake; serpent; large snake
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
the last moment; the very end
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)