to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
those (near the second person)
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
straightforwardly; being outspoken
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
pickoff attempt; throw to check a runner
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
only; merely; but; no more than
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
such; like that; in that way
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to watch over; to watch attentively
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
have a pain in one's chest
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
pressing; urging; demanding; demand