what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
smallish; on the small side
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
expression; look; countenance; face
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to breathe out; to exhale
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
complete change; about-face
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to say; to tell; to state; to do
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
moment; brief space of time
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic