merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
light; faint; pale; fleeting
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
debut match; debut fight; debut race
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
sensitivity; susceptibility
everybody; every last one of them; all
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
people; men and women; each person; everybody
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
colour; color; hue; tints
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain