to beat time; to mark time
along; parallel to; in accordance with
now that you say that; now that you mention it
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
even without doing; even without being
nice; likeable; desirable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
interference; intervention; meddling
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
you (plural); all of you; you all
general idea; concept; notion
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
first meeting; first interview with
appearance; figure; shape; form
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
unique; peculiar; singular
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
sign; indication; omen; symptom
perception; sensation; awareness
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient