just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
other than; excluding; without
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to devise; to plot; to plan
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
hey there; I say; see here
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
dealing with; coping with
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at once; immediately; right now
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
don't you think?; indicates question
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)