to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
stepping back; drawing back
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to pretend; to act (as if)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty