topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
observer; watchman; lifeguard
to collect; to assemble; to gather
at the window; by the window; next to the window
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
something; some kind of; for some reason
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
reality; actuality; hard fact
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
that's the way it is; such is life
to be found; to be discovered