to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
relation; connection; relevance
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
permission; approval; authorization; license
to run a shop; to have a shop
in the meanwhile; during the time
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
memory; sense; experience
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
had better ...; had better not ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to drop; to let fall; to omit
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
bluff; false show of power; bold front