in unison; as one; united
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
height (of body); stature
substantial matter; significant item
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to read (a book, etc.) over again
that is to say; so that means
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while