to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
proposal; proposition; suggestion
enemy territory; hostile place
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be conspicuous; to stand out
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority