to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
a few years ago; some years back
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
as many (people) as possible
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
regret; repentance; remorse
manner of using one's hands
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
tinnitus; ringing in the ears