setting a place; setting the table
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to put one's strength into
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
whydunit (detective story)
traditional; customary; conventional
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to become inverted; to become reversed
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to cross the line; to go too far
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
understanding person; supporter
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
stability; security; equilibrium
to squeeze out; to wring out
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
delay; putting off; procrastination