standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be conspicuous; to stand out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
meaning; significance; sense
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)