to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
ordinary citizen; the general public
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
considerably; fairly; quite
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
in comparison to; rather than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
government office; public office
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)