trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to skip over (while reading); to skim
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
minimum; at the very least
preliminary investigation; preparation
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
how many years; how long; what year
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
riding together; riding with
back seat (of a car); rear seat
several people; a few people
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
together; at the same time; same; identical
taste; liking; preference
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
with these words; while saying
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)