chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
sentiment; sentimentality
guess; speculation; supposition
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
another; different; separate; discrete
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
several sheets (flat objects)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
spare time; free time; leisure time
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone