to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
comparatively; relatively
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
witnessing; observing; sighting
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to choke; to have trouble breathing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
slight; thin; on the weak side
tension; mental strain; nervousness
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
at once; immediately; right now
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe