accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
verbal message; word (from someone)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
without cause; without reason
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
social; societal; societary
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
falling asleep; going to sleep
decaffeinated; caffeine-free; uncaffeinated; non-caffeinated
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
trouble; bother; annoyance
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
mountain ridge; near a mountain
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to press a question; to cross-examine
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard