I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
for the first time in one's life
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in succession; one after another
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
permission; approval; authorization; license
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
about; on; regarding; per; for every
question; inquiry; enquiry
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one