speaking voice; talking voice
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
since when; from when; how long
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to look away; to avert one's eyes
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
established fact; fait accompli
look!; there!; here!; that is
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear