dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to lure someone; to entice someone
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(some) more; even more; longer; further
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
great difference; major mistake
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
no, not like that (but like this)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop