to talk; to chat; to chatter
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to push (something) against
to blow out; to spout out
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
every person; each one; everybody
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
overseas student; exchange student
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
vocal sound; tone of voice
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
surrounding at a distance
considerably; fairly; quite
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
body; physical system; (the) person
to do for (the sake of someone else)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
thought; consideration; thinking
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous