sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
unprecedented; never seen before
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
street; quarter; district; area
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to push aside; to brush aside
consists of; comprises; is made up of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
name; given name; first name
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon