to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
failure; mistake; blunder
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
because of; owing to; due to
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to ask; to enquire; to query
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
all; entire; whole; altogether
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
things at hand; personal belongings
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful