dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
accurate; correct; precise; exact
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
general; popular; common; typical
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to repeat; to do over again
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to indicate; to show; to point to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy