to face; to go towards; to head towards
to begin talking; to open up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to happen to hear; to overhear
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
preface; introduction; preamble
to concern; to be related
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to grimace; to make a wry face
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)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to arrive; to come to pass
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
man; male; masculine gender
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style