reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
unexpected meeting; coincidence
breakthrough; great discovery
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to run up to; to rush over
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
had better ...; had better not ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
thought; consideration; thinking
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)