on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to ask; to enquire; to query
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to have a talk; to tell a story
as everyone knows; needless to point out
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
don't you think?; indicates question
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)