many; much; plenty; hardly
drama; theatre; theater; play
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
just because; even if; even though
it is not (like that) either
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to go out and away; to leave
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of