halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
reconciliation; make peace with
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
as if nothing had happened
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
whatever brought that on?
how many years; how long; what year
family; members of a family
every year; yearly; annually
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
calls and sounds made by insects
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to stare back at; to look back at
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
established practice; custom
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to miss a chance; to fail to do
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over