to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
changing clothes; change of clothes
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to wring the neck; to strangle
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to follow another's example
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
doing whatever one pleases
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
above one's means (station); undue
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to rebuke; to scold harshly
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily