to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
in this way; thus; such; uh...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
instant; moment; for an instant
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
remaining; left-over; excess