absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
suited figure; person in a suit
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to tear off forcefully; to pluck off; to pull off
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
arrest; apprehension; capture
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
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.)
to mark the end; to spell the end
opening ceremony (of the school term)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
perception; intuition; the sixth sense