shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
in public; in company; in the presence of others
the front; honest; upright; decent
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
research; study; investigation
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
more than usual (usu. time)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you