to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
study; learning; tutorial
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
memory; sense; experience
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
strong pressure; heavy pressure
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to check; to stop; to keep back
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
later on; eventually; afterwards
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
but; however; provided that
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper