fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
reality; actuality; hard fact
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to some extent; to a certain extent
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
time; hour; period; class
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
proposal; offer; request; application
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
etiquette; courtesy; manners
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)