while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
conviction; belief; confidence
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
meaning; significance; sense
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
absentmindedness; peace of mind
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to recover consciousness; to come to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
how; in what way; by what means
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
clearing one's throat; cough
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)