to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be opposite; to face each other
and; thereupon; because of that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to make a lasting impression
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
scene; spectacle; sight; view
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival