to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
system; institution; organization; organisation
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
such; like that; that sort of; very
should not be; must not be
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to come back; to return; to recur
forced laugh; forced smile
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
broken; intermittent; disconnected
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
redial; redialing; redialling
breath; breathing; tone; mood