remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
normalcy; normality; normal
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
creak; squeak; rasping sound
whenever you want; any time you like
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
quality of a product; feel of goods (taste, style)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
dull sound; muffled sound
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address