to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be found; to be discovered
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
transactions; dealings; business
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
of course; certainly; naturally
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to half-rise to one's feet
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden