fee; charge; rate; material
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
idealistic thought (argument)
re-examination; reinvestigation
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
document; official papers
interview (e.g. for a job)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; means
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
unanticipated; unexpected
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
nothing but; none other than
studying very hard; studying like mad
return; relapse; recurrence
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
unsettled; pending; unresolved
evil spirit (that can possess people)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
every person; every mouth; every entrance
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
stillness; repose; standing still