I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to take a breath; to take a short rest
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
tension; mental strain; nervousness
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
to encamp; to take up positions
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
infrared rays; infrared radiation
coincident with; while; simultaneously
ground glass; frosted glass
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
still (continuing); as ever; further
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
function; facility; faculty; feature
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
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
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver