to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
forced laugh; forced smile
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(brute) force; using all one's might
by means of; due to; because of; according to
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
after that; afterwards; thereafter
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
dealing with; coping with
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties