being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
on the occasion of; at the time of
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
decision; settlement; definition
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
construction; establishment
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
heir; inheritor; successor
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to triumph; to be elated with success
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into