to speak; to hear a voice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
the reason is ...; it is because ...
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
wounded person; injured person
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to invite in; to show someone in
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
place; situation; position; location
whispered conversation; whispering
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
process; course; mechanism
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
good correspondent; ready writer
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down