implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
regular time; stated period
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
until now; so far; up to the present
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise