target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
tedious; boring; being fed up with
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
much less; to say nothing of
immediately; right away; on the spot
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to play cool; to act cool
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
religious organization; religious organisation
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to sigh; to breathe a sigh