to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
polite; respectful; reverent
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
affable; sociable; friendly
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
what kind of business; what sort of matter
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
literal translation; direct translation
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to give directions; to issue instructions
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
junior high school student; middle school pupil
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
unexpectedly; surprisingly
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to intervene; to stop (something)