to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
how; in what way; by what means
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
that's true; of course; obviously
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
clearing one's throat; cough
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
future (usually near); prospects
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
pride; boast; credit (to)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
that; the matter in question
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
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to discuss; to talk together
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to talk; to chat; to chatter
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
either way; in any case; one way or another