busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
certainly; surely; definitely
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
for today; for the time being
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to chase; to run after; to pursue
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to apologize; to apologise
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances