grasp; catch; understanding
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
as a child; when one was a child
letter; missive; note; mail
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
the whole day; all the day
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to move forward; to move on
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
witnessing; observing; sighting
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
duty; function; office; mission; task
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise