as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
to pass (of time); to elapse
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to be surprised; to be astonished
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
difficult to ...; hard to ...
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
clearing one's throat; cough
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
though; notwithstanding; although
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
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
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
conviction; belief; confidence
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...