relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
question; inquiry; enquiry
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
directly opposite; right in front
to ask; to enquire; to query
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin talking; to open up
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
clearing one's throat; cough
a long time ago; in those days
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
how long; how far; how much
vexing; irritating; impatient