to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
way; method; means; resource; course
to recover consciousness; to come to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
be (that) as it may; having said that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
cooperation; collaboration
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)