to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
as soon as possible; ASAP
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
with a start; with a jump
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency