hoarse voice; husky voice
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
melancholy; gloom; depression
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
generation; lifetime; age
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
among these; between these; of these
20th day of the month; 20 days
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
experiment; experimentation
measuring cylinder; graduated cylinder
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
major incident; major happening; big scandal
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to blow out; to spout out
a considerable number; a fair number
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
telecommunications; correspondence
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally