I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
right angle; perpendicular
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
place; room; margin; scope
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach