to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
intercept; interception; counter-attack
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be needed; to be wanted
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
listening device; bug; wiretap