bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
shyness; bashfulness; shame
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
clearing one's throat; cough
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
complete change; about-face
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to accept; to receive; to agree
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
being startled; getting a shock
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank