deadly serious; deadly earnest
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
taste; palate; sense of taste
action; operation; effect; function
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to cease; to stop; to be over
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
how long; how much; to what extent
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to stop walking; to pause
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
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
restlessly; in continuous motion
after a long time; for the first time in a while
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind