stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to be dispersed; to get separated
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
concreteness; feasibility
complete; whole; perfect; safe
contradiction; inconsistency
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
catching flies; fly-catcher; flytrap; jumping spider
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
light trap (for killing insects)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time