because of; owing to; due to
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
in that way; thus; so; so?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
call; summons; convening; convocation
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
really; truly; indeed; good grief
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
competing; competition; auction
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
difference; variation; difference
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal