engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to dye; to colour; to color
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
most part; greater part; majority
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear