to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
family; members of a family
that is to say; so that means
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
each; (arch.) you (plural)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
ratio; proportion; percentage
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to blame; to find fault with
school building; schoolhouse
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)