device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in that way; like that; that way
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
advance; moving forward; progress
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
number-withheld phone calls
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to be detained; to take time
lodging host; lodging place
public telephone; pay phone
telephone number; phone number
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to spend time (on doing something)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
you (plural); all of you; you all