to grow hoarse; to become husky
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
genuine article; real thing; real deal
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
silence; stillness; quietness
presence; sitting with; being with
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
influenced (by); under an influence
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
individual; private person; personal; private
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
concealment; suppression; hiding
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch