clearing one's throat; cough
notice; attention; observation
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
first time; first; initial
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
bringing; taking; carrying
tablet personal computer (tablet PC)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
several people; a few people
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
half and half; fifty-fifty
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
next; following; subsequent; stage; station