hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
imagination; supposition; guess
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
both hands; both arms; ten
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left