shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be infected; to be contagious
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
serious; severe; grave; acute
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
body; physique; build; stature
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
at that time; in those days
to gather; to collect; to assemble
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
very interesting; of great interest
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless