lateness; tardiness; arriving late
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
grotesque; disgusting; gross
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to flare up; to fly into a rage
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to raise one's voice; to shout
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
everything; anything; nothing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)