calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
killing two birds with one stone
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
restlessly; in continuous motion
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to cut corners; to be shoddy
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
steady; sound; reliable; solid
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
festival merrymaking; revelry
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
marriage proposal; courtship
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
control; management (e.g. of a business)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
for a while; for some time; for a period
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
beyond this point; from now on; after this
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
when; how soon; how long until