to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
on the occasion of; at the time of
question; inquiry; enquiry
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
declaration; proclamation; announcement
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
single word; a few words; brief comment
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
profitable plan; good plan
to have a talk; to tell a story
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do