please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
calls and sounds made by insects
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to collapse; to flop (onto)
strategy meeting; council of war
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
while moving; on the move
failure; mistake; blunder
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
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.)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)