to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
piling shame on top of shame
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
regret; repentance; remorse
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
correction; revision; amendment
control; check; restraint; inhibition
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)