to make a thundering sound; to make roar
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
blunder; slip; error; error
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
questions and answers; dialogue
to need; to call for; to require
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
workforce reduction; personnel cut