scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to face; to go towards; to head towards
simple; simplified; easy; plain
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
student (esp. a university student)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
discovery; detection; finding
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to discuss; to talk together
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
to have meaning; to be meaningful
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered