characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be found; to be discovered
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
comfort; consolation; diversion
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to spit out; to eject; to dump
runaway (child); apathy; carelessness
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to frolic about; to mess around
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
battle formation; military formation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
speech; expression; wording; language
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
meaning; connotation; denotation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle