to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
front; frontage; facade; main
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
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
too (much); overly; excessively
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be silent; to say nothing
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
had better ...; had better not ...
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
else; in addition; besides
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
first meeting; first interview with
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to squeeze out; to wring out
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
after that; afterwards; thereafter
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
physical education; PE; gym (class)