to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
being startled; getting a shock
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to walk away; to walk off
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
gambling den; gambling house
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
flustered; confused; panicked
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
telephone call; telephone (device)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
the truth always comes out; you can't sweep it under the rug forever; a secret is too heavy to hold; (lit.) the king's ears are donkey's ears
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
interior design; interior; upholstery