in a little bit; after a short while
using every trick (in the book)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
main cause; primary factor
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
around the clock; day and night
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to push aside; to brush aside
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
running as fast as one can
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
feigned; pretending (not to know)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
sauce; Worcestershire sauce