(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
while; during (the time when)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
inspection; examination; survey
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
such ... as; or some such
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
process; course; mechanism
question; inquiry; enquiry
to some extent; to a certain extent
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
main question; real issue at hand
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
considerably; greatly; a lot