reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to rock; to shake; to swing
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
power; might; authority; influence
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
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.)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
form; shape; figure; visage
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
principle; theory; fundamental truth
according to plan; as planned; on target
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to be surprised; to be astonished
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
materials; data; document