to need; to call for; to require
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
every year; yearly; annually
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
phrase; phrase; strawberry
fear; dread; fright; willies
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to run around; to bustle about
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
article; item; thing; goods; wares
many; much; plenty; hardly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
main street; avenue; boulevard