to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
honour; honor; glory; privilege
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
information transfer; information transmission
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell