taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to spread; to be propagated
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to fall in love (with); to love
with these words; while saying
nonchalantly; without a care
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
something; some kind of; for some reason
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
at that time; in those days
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in