futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
rather than; more ... than ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
that; the matter in question
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best