grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
very interesting; of great interest
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
popular name; common name; given name
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
thereupon; shortly thereafter
tone (of voice); manner of talking
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
every person; every mouth; every entrance
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
(not) even once; (not) ever
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
don't worry about it; forget about it
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
correction; revision; amendment
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
at; in; at; when; by; with