talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sense; impression
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
beginning; clue; starting point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; like that; that sort of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous