abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
half a point (esp. in go)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom