to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
neighbourhood; neighborhood
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
way (of doing); manner; method; means
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fortune-telling; divination
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
superstition; superstitious belief
to begin talking; to open up
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue