to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to have a talk; to tell a story
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
as a child; when one was a child
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
had better ...; had better not ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
have a pain in one's chest
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
wherein; therein; thereinto