to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
that's the way it is; such is life
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
pride; boast; credit (to)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in the meanwhile; during the time
private tutor; coach; governess
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
indicate reason; infers some protest
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
persistence; single-mindedness
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing