to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
individual; private person; personal; private
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
symbol; code; sign; notation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
with a click; with a snap
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
defense; defence; safeguard; protection