the other day; lately; recently
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
impression; strong belief; conviction
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
preface; introduction; preamble
sincere; earnest; serious
man; male; masculine gender
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to press a question; to cross-examine
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate