gossip; corner of the mouth
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
many; numerous; various; large number of
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
in one's own way or style
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
only recently; just of late