to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
coincident with; while; simultaneously
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
when it becomes; when it comes to
point of reference; reference point
that is to say; so that means
colorless and transparent
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
announcer; presenter; speaker; publisher
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
writing implement; writing tool
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to approach; to draw near
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be able to manage somehow or another
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
instant; moment; for an instant
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out