to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
imposing stance; daunting pose
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to bring back; to restore
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
at once; immediately; right now
flustered; confused; panicked
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
instead; but (on the other hand)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
straying; wandering (off course)
very much; very many; more and more
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sudden impulse; passing fancy