to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
ultimate; final; last; eventual
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
in advance; beforehand; previously
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish