disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to anticipate; to foresee
clear; precise; definite; distinct
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
greeting; a fine thing to say
contract; compact; agreement
forgetting; lapse of memory
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
future; possible; potential; prospective
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
if you do this; if this is the case
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to try to do; to attempt to do
upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
quickly; swishing; whooshing
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
place; position; location; position; standing; status
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right