to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to make an appeal; to urge
preparation; arrangements
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to thrust before; to thrust at
water outlet; tap; faucet
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
in person; personally; directly
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
sad to say; how sad; alas
greater than ...; bigger ...
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
while alive; during one's lifetime
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized