to rush over; to run up to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
intelligence gathering; information gathering
return of something; repayment
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
relation; connection; relevance
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
naturally; of course; understandably
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
how; in what way; I wonder
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
good-for-nothing; worthless
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
show; exhibition; spectacle
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
explanation; interpretation
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out