disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
messenger; envoy; emissary
something like ...; something called ...
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
form; shape; figure; visage
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
silence (not speaking); muteness
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
misrepresentation; false statement
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
stealthily; secretly; in secret
whispering into a person's ear
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately