chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
with a start; with a jump
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to choke; to have trouble breathing
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
neighbourhood; neighborhood
going through; going via; going by way of
to be forward; to be impertinent
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
jokingly; in the form of a joke