again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
greatest mistake of one's life
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
feather; plume; plumage; down
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
I see; that's right; indeed
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue