this world; this life; world of the living
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
receptionist; reception woman
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
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
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)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity