to talk together; to chat together
to understand; to make out
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
whispering; murmuring; subdued
power plant; power station
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
as far as the eye can see
pitch dark; total darkness
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
throughout; all through; right through
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
metre; meter; meter; gauge
within; inside of; less than