to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to breathe out; to exhale
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
duty; function; office; mission; task
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to repeat; to do something over again
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
beginning; outset; first; onset
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
myself; yourself; I; me; you
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
considerably; greatly; a lot
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!