to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
dealing with; coping with
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
at the last moment; this late in the game
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to run through; to run past
retreating figure; appearance from behind
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
towering; astonishingly high
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
wounded person; casualty; injured person
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
slave traffic; slave dealer
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be