tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
way of talking; speaking style
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
knowing; (an) acquaintance
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
plural; multiple; several
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
power; authority; jurisdiction
demonstration; manifestation; protest
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
marriage proposal; courtship
lacking a plan; haphazard
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)