to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
conviction; belief; confidence
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
sympathy; compassion; pity
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
because of; owing to; due to
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to complain; to make a complaint
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion