child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
(with a) start; fright; alarm
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
long ago; already; a long time ago
coincident with; while; simultaneously
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicate reason; infers some protest
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
incident; affair; happening; event
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
just one person; only one
to concern; to be related
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little