may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
comfort; consolation; diversion
such; like that; that sort of; very
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to attract interest; to capture attention
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
and then; and so; and; so then
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
grasp; catch; understanding
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
story; tale; talk; discussion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it