(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
how; in what way; I wonder
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment