event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
done; just done; just finished
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to refer to; to use as reference
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
be (that) as it may; having said that
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one's physical safety; personal security
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
attendance; presence; appearance
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
life; living; I; me; student
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret