shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
musical instrument store; music shop
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
state of mind; mentality; psychology
about; on; regarding; per; for every
research; study; investigation
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
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
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to pretend; to act (as if)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
step; stride; counter for steps
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
chilly; unpleasantly cold
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...