material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
number of persons; personnel
to become hoarse; to become husky
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
victim; injured party; sufferer
a few seconds; several seconds
being startled; getting a shock
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
immediately; right away; on the spot
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to underrate; to make light of
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
irritation; annoyance; frustration
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of