putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
until now; so far; up to the present
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
demo version (of software); trial version
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
finally; in the end; on top of all that
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience