yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
more than anything; above all else
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sanity; consciousness; soberness
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to move forward; to move on
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling