attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
funny story; funny anecdote
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to show up; to appear; to turn up
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
covered in mud; mud-caked
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)