restoration; repair; mending
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
that is to say; so that means
source of information; intelligence source; message source
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to hang (something) on the wall
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
end; close; finish; termination
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to limp; to drag one's feet
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
during a telephone call; busy line
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly