a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to recall; to remember; to recollect
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
surely; certainly; without doubt
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis