few decades; many decades; several decades
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
personal admonition; remonstration
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to smile broadly; to grin widely
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
clearing one's throat; cough
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
enterprise; business; company; corporation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
question; inquiry; enquiry
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
suffix for familiar person
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
to listen again; to ask again
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such