two persons; two people; pair; couple
breath; breathing; tone; mood
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
interruption; suspension; break
match; game; bout; contest
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
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
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
how many months?; how long?
condition; state (of health); appearance
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
entreaty; supplication; petition
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
proposal; offer; request; application
don't worry about it; forget about it
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
serious; severe; grave; acute
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with