textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to give a broad grin; to smirk
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to show up; to appear; to turn up
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to face on; to look out on to
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk