what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
greeting; a fine thing to say
the other day; some time ago; recently
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
clearing one's throat; cough
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
the other day; lately; recently
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to lose money; to spend money
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent