is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
story; tale; talk; discussion
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
about when; about what time; how soon
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
way; method; means; resource; course
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
otherwise; if not; or else
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice