support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
imposing stance; daunting pose
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to show through
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
ability; performance; efficiency
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
family; members of a family
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
boy; son; baby boy; young man
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
(how) many times; (how) often
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of