number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
horse tack; horse gear; harness
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
passing through without stopping; passing by
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
equipment; harness; fittings; orthotic; orthosis; brace
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
scale; scope; plan; structure
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to spread; to be propagated
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice