to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
rational; reasonable; logical
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to be nearing death; to be dying
counter for generations; epoch
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
story; tale; talk; discussion
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
number-withheld phone calls
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to squeeze out; to wring out