to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
several times; a few times
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
showing no fear, even of God
one by one; one at a time; in turn
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to stop talking; to be silent
to shout (in anger); to yell
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to be perturbed; to be agitated
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
epidemic; plague; pestilence
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
race (of people); type of person
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear