clear; precise; definite; distinct
to become settled; to be fixed
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
about when; about what time; how soon
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
alone; unaided; away from home
situation report; status report; progress report
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
illegal; illicit; unlawful
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
everything; anything; nothing
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
leader of a delegation (body, party)
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to set (sun); to become dark
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
proposal; offer; request; application
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
common use; communal use; sharing