touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
how; in what way; by what means
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
intelligence gathering; information gathering
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
impossible to do (although wants to)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to run up to; to rush over