to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
delay; putting off; procrastination
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to subsist; to keep on living
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
near; nearby; not far off
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be overcome with emotion
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
exactly as stated; verbatim
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
early (days); initial stage; initial