polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be damaged; to receive damage
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
very much; very many; more and more
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
side effect; adverse reaction
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
apparently; appears to be
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to finish reading; to read through
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to set (sun); to become dark
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
in the end; at the end of the day
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
height (of body); stature
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than