Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
concession; conciliation; compromise
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
several minutes; a few minutes
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
preface; introduction; preamble
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to spread; to be propagated
three-digit number; hundreds column
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
safe; vault; storage cabinet
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
I see; that's right; indeed