hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
doing whatever one pleases
power; might; authority; influence
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
considerably; fairly; quite
mental; spiritual; emotional
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to thrust down; to push off
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to spend time (on doing something)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to suffer; to groan; to be worried