to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
instant; moment; for an instant
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
wherein; therein; thereinto
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
a little bit; a little while
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
occurrence; happening; incident; event
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)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to have a reason; to have an excuse