topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
companion; partner; spouse
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
for a while; for some time; for a period
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
as a child; when one was a child
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
moisture; humidity; dampness
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
in the future; another day; later
instead; but (on the other hand)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off