figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
essence; true nature; substance; reality
being too late; losing one's final chance
tattling; telling on (someone)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
period of time; time slot; time zone
how long; how far; how much
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
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)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
all you want; as much as one wants
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to shut in; to confine; to contain
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
how many people; a number of people
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
deviation; departure; omission
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept