hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
inspection; examination; survey
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
front; frontage; facade; main
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell