hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
a few seconds; several seconds
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
with a collapse; with a slump
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
at work; in the midst of work; working
expression of love; showing love
to push (something) against
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration