interior; inside; internal
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
way of talking; speaking style
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
speech; expression; wording; language
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to push aside; to brush aside
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
silence (not speaking); muteness
any more; any further; any better; any longer
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as if nothing had happened
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
broken; intermittent; disconnected
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to turn towards; to point
to be needed; to be wanted
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking