to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
wherein; therein; thereinto
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
reaching; attaining; arrival
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
scene; sight; scenario; setting
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
common people; ordinary people; masses
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
go that far; to that extent
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to make a speech; to address
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
please; somehow or other; one way or another
reality; actuality; hard fact
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
by all means; at all costs; absolutely