slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
messenger; envoy; emissary
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
in succession; one by one
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
from the viewpoint of; according to
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
reception room; parlor; parlour
to provide; to arrange; to install
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down