to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
appearance; expression; manifestation
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
established policy; existing procedures
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
processing technology; processing technique
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
excursion; field trip; school trip
(large) building; public building; hall
providing information; provision of information; information provision
give-and-take; give and take
stingy; petty; pathetic; lovable; sweet; charming
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
free translation; liberal translation
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved