where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
main question; real issue at hand
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
particularly; only; in the case of
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to shake one's head (in denial)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
evening; night; nighttime
what do you want?; can I help you?
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
recompense; indemnity; atonement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
I see; that's right; indeed
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism