to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to talk; to chat; to chatter
very young; little; childish; immature
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
ritual; religious service; festival
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
time; hour; period; class
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
several hundred; hundreds (of)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
timewise; temporal; chronal
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
a long time ago; long ago
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
place; position; location; position; standing; status
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while