to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
for work; in a manner related to work
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sensual love; love affair
myself; yourself; I; me; you
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to raise one's voice; to shout
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
inside one's heart; in one's mind
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell