just a minute; small quantity
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
long; drawn-out; very long
real intention; true motive; true meaning
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
feeling; sense; impression
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
street; quarter; district; area
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
moment by moment; hour by hour
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
reputation; respectability
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to pick up; to find; to gather