urgent business; pressing need; imperative
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
woman; lady; adult female
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
second (unit of time); arc second
genuine article; real thing; real deal
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
particularly; only; in the case of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
both (people); the two of them
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
choice; selection; option
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of