after that; afterwards; thereafter
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
reset; fresh start; new beginning
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
perception; sensing; noticing
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
how; in what way; by what means
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
number of times; frequency; count
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
had better ...; had better not ...
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to become desperate; to give in to despair
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
all (there is); as long as there is