to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
front; frontage; facade; main
in the meanwhile; during the time
silence (not speaking); muteness
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
accomplice; co-conspirator
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
person concerned; interested party; related party
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
serious; severe; grave; acute
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
and then; and so; and; so then
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base