to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
working adult; full-fledged member of society
excellent; superb; first-rate
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be helpful; to be useful
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
something; some kind of; for some reason
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)