to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
outrageous lie; outright lie
surroundings; environs; circumference
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
results (of a study or investigation)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
rest; break; recess; intermission
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
to push aside; to brush aside
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to be conspicuous; to stand out
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
scenery; scene; landscape
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any