to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
witnessing; observing; sighting
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
quiet; still; surreptitious
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
very; much; greatly; a lot of
possible; likely; probable
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
financial power; financial means; wealth
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to begin to walk; to set out
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
scale; scope; plan; structure