very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to grimace; to make a wry face
scene; spectacle; sight; view
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to repeat; to do something over again
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
great hurry; great haste; rush
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
kitchen; financial situation
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to breathe out; to exhale
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
for the first time in one's life
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to shake one's head (in denial)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it