existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
serious look (on one's face); straight face
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to spend time (on doing something)
original intention; initial resolution
official business; public business
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
husband and wife; married couple
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
such; like that; in that way
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
at once; immediately; right now
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
yearned for; longed for; missed
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to