or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
good feeling; feeling good
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
just because; even if; even though
how; in what way; how about
that; the matter in question
serious; severe; grave; acute
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze