entreaty; supplication; petition
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
with a start; with a jump
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
bringing; taking; carrying
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side; other party
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
recuperation; medical treatment
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
donation; presentation; gift
directly opposite; right in front
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
well-known; noted; celebrated
entirely; completely; all; nothing but