to get information out of a person; to begin listening
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to increase; to add to; to augment
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
(not) a single person; (no) one
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
tenth day of the month; ten days
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
without leaving any trace
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering