to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
clearing one's throat; cough
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
one's post; place of work; workplace
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
such; like that; that sort of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood