to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
propriety; fitness; aptitude
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to talk; to chat; to chatter
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
apparently; appears to be
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)