quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
story; tale; talk; discussion
all; entire; whole; altogether
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
while; even though; despite
clearing one's throat; cough
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
until now; so far; up to the present
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
not yet known; unknown; strange
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with