at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
consideration; taking into account
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
clicking; clopping; clacking
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
nod; inclination of the head
to pass (of time); to elapse
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
hey there; I say; see here
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
rising; ascending; climbing