to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to spit out; to eject; to dump
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
floor above; floor upstairs
opening and shutting; opening and closing
a few seconds; several seconds
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
raising and lowering; loading and unloading (cargo); praising and criticizing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
red-banded sand wasp; deer
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
two times; twice; two degrees
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade