to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
classified information; top secret
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
recollection; reminiscence
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be hot on a person's heels
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
feelings; thoughts; meaning
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
since then; from that time; ever since
that day; the very same day
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to rest; to relax; to repose
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)