whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
historical view; view of history (from a given point of view)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
much less; to say nothing of
an apprentice system; apprenticeship
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
when it becomes; when it comes to
side effect; adverse reaction
to rock; to shake; to swing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
student union; student center; students' hall
all parts; various parts; every department
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
nature; property; disposition
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
counter for books; volume
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
relation; connection; relevance
dated; date; fixed; external
fixed; obvious; commonplace