to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
calamity; disaster; accident
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be relieved; to feel relieved
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be worried; to be troubled
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
bad influence; negative influence
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
invitation; introduction; temptation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to run about; to rush about
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
out of character; unlike one
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain