suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
at work; in the midst of work; working
government office; public office
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
standardization; standardisation
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
percent; per cent; percentage
daily publication; daily issue
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
article; news story; report; account
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
international law; law of nations
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
gable; gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction
at the window; by the window; next to the window
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade