reading partway; leaving half-read
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
there is nothing; having nothing
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
admission fee (for a museum, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
charge-free; free of charge
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
already; now; no longer; not any more
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
though; even if; whether ... or ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
technique; art; skill; move