to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and shutting; opening and closing
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to make a speech; to address
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
police; police officer; police station
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor